I can understand why some municipalities might not want folks to own roosters. If the roosters crowed, one might not be able to hear the other city sounds: sirens, barking dogs, lawn mowers, edgers, leaf blowers, chain saws, motorcycles …

Lynne Lawlor, Englewood

According to polls, most people are willing to give up some civil liberties to feel safer from terrorism. Maybe it’s time to drop the phrase “home of the brave” from “The Star Spangled Banner.”

Kurt Freund, Loveland

Re: “Obesity a disease,” June 19 news brief.

I’m in shape. Pear shape! But I’m not obese, nor do I have a disease. I simply am a “calorie over-achiever”!

John P. Cardie, Broomfield

At one time China referred to the U.S. as a “paper tiger.” No more. Given the lack of cooperation in the Edward Snowden affair by complicit countries, the U.S. represented by the Obama administration is viewed as paperless tiger.

Jim Schwartz, Centennial

These letters were published in the June 30 edition.

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Thought that was George Plimpton. Oh, wait, that was “Paper Lion.” My bad.

peterpi

Paper lions, paper tigers, and paper bears, oh my!

thor

There have always been people who are slightly over-weight and others who are pear shaped. But as I go about my day making deliveries, I see people who are very obese. It is one more sign of the trajectory our nation is on and its not good.

Robtf777

“If the roosters crowed, one might not be able to hear the other city
sounds: sirens, barking dogs, lawn mowers, edgers, leaf blowers, chain
saws, motorcycles …”
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If a rooster crows when the sun comes up at 5 a.m……that is pretty much akin to a barking dog……and are annoyances that respectful city folks do not force their neighbors to have to endure.

And a lot of cities have “noise ordinances” that do deal with those who are that disrespectful and selfish that they power up their lawn mowers and edgers and leaf blowers at 5 a.m……..as well as “noise ordinances” and “laws” that are supposed to govern how loud cars and motorcycles can be.

As far as “sirens”……the use of sirens by Emergency Vehicles on their way to an Emergency……is only a temporary annoyance when they pass through a neighborhood…..but may be quite another thing if a neighbor’s house is on fire……and your’s may be next.

Robtf777

“According to polls, most people are willing to give up some civil
liberties to feel safer from terrorism. Maybe it’s time to drop the
phrase “home of the brave” from “The Star Spangled Banner.””
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Or change it to the “home of the scared”?

And change the words “land of the free” to the “land where The Government can know more about what you do than your spouse does”?

One of the hallmarks of a “free society” is where “the people” can do things just that: Freely. And “freely” without The Government keeping tabs on everything that everyone does 24/7/366……which would be wrong, illegal, unconstitutional…….according to the ACLU who…..frowns……at the NYPD “spying” on law-abiding Muslims just because one of them may or may not turn out to be non-law-abiding…….or the FBI “infiltrating” various “political” or “environmental” groups just because someone from the Sierra Club “might” “some day” commit an actual crime.

One of the hallmarks of a Dictatorship, Kings, Communism as practiced by Stalin, and Emperors is that……they “spy” on “the people”…..to gather “intelligence” of any “opposition”……NOT to “protect us from criminals”…..but to “protect them from ‘us.'”

If the Obama Administration is keeping track of who calls who……what internet sites people visit…….and has them stored in a Super Computer for easy analysis and availability……..remember “The Monkey Business” scandal that brought down a presidential candidate by the media? Think what a president…..or The Government…..or ANY FUTURE Democrat or Republican President can do……given what The Government is keeping……readily available……at the click of a mouse or a touch to a screen?

Robtf777

“I’m in shape. Pear shape! But I’m not obese, nor do I have a disease. I simply am a “calorie over-achiever”!”
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Or an “exerciser under-achiever”……or a “coach potato over-achiever.”

Either way……apparently all that nonsense that the City of New York did with trans fats and tried to do with 44 oz regular soda……and all that nonsense the First Lady talks about in her Public Service Announcements……is just that: It’s All Nonsense.

Obesity is a DISEASE…..and it is The Government’s Responsibility…….to fund that research to find that pill of drink that turns “fat into lean muscle.”

Repeat this over and over: “It’s not MY fault I eat too much and exercise too little; I’m fat because I have a DISEASE…..according to the American Medical Association.”

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.

peterpi

That bird on the right in the photo, hmmm:
Was this photo taken before Johnny Depp played Tonto?

primafacie

That was bird was actually the understudy to the bird that played Johnny Depp’s headwear.

peterpi

“No feathered birds were harmed or called “Macaroni” in the making of this movie.”

Robtf777

“At one time China referred to the U.S. as a “paper tiger.” No more.
Given the lack of cooperation in the Edward Snowden affair by complicit
countries, the U.S. represented by the Obama administration is viewed as
paperless tiger..”

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Snowden exposed the fact that The Federal Government was spying on her own people who are not even suspected of any wrongdoing in a way that at least FOUR US Supreme Court Justices would rule to be APPALLING……given their VERY, VERY, VERY RECENT 4 scathing dissent votes in a case that involved the collection of a simple DNA swab from ARRESTED persons.

Snowden apparently exposed the fact that the US spying……extends to FOREIGNERS…..IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES……without regard to ANY laws that may apply.

Snowden apparently exposed the fact that the Two-Faced Obama (1) complained about China hacking US computers while (2) HE KNEW the US was hacking China’s computers…..BETTER.

There are those who consider Snowden to be very much akin to Bob Woodward and Deep Throat and Daniel Elsberg……INCLUDING many foreign countries……who are NOT ready to simply hand over a “whistle blower” who let them know better the extent of The Federal Government’s “new definition” of “openness”…..which actually meant “Super-Secret Spying……On Innocent People…..To The Super-Max.”

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